About the position
The Engineer III, BI Platforms will be responsible for strategically enhancing and optimizing the performance of Ross's BI and DG Platforms. This role involves leading initiatives to strengthen the platform's capabilities to ensure the seamless delivery and high performance of critical Ross applications. The Engineer III will take charge of platform strategy, roadmap development, design, vendor evaluations, and release planning. Collaborating with other IT teams, they will influence platform outcomes and drive the platform's roadmap where necessary. As a Subject Matter Expert (SME), the Engineer III will provide third-level support, excel at resolving production issues, and act as a gatekeeper by participating in system, design, and code reviews. This role will address configuration and administration challenges, as well as have a direct impact on the platform's direction. The ideal candidate should possess strong hands-on experience in development, performance tuning, creating visualizations, and platform administration across the full suite of Ross Tools.
Responsibilities
- Perform system administration tasks to maintain and optimize the reporting system for performance as it pertains to the Ross BI suite of tools.
- Automate manual admin-centric functions and perform basic data analysis using Python scripting.
- Establish monitoring and reporting capabilities for the BI platforms.
- Provide technical consulting to management, business analysts, and technical associates, while working with the integration, architecture, and business teams to deliver scalable BI solutions.
- Partner with Business, Engineering, Data Governance, and operations teams to deliver program/project needs.
- Drive the architecture, design, and delivery of the end-state BI solutions in a hands-on manner.
- Provide Level 3 support for all BI Platforms as required.
- Identify, manage, and communicate issues, risks, and dependencies to project management.
- Configuration of the BI Tools in a hands-on manner (System Admin, Web UI).
- Uphold and publish best practices for platform use, and promote self-service by enabling the business to create their dashboards within a governance framework.
Requirements
- 8 to 10 years of experience and proficiency in BI tools such as Power BI and MicroStrategy as an administrator.
- 8 to 10 years of experience working within the entire Software Development Lifecycle including requirements gathering, design, implementation, integration testing, deployment, and post-production support in MicroStrategy.
- Strong experience working on Linux systems as it relates to BI tools (assist with install/restart/configurations/basic scripting etc).
- Experience writing Python scripts for data analysis and using REST APIs to accomplish BI admin-related tasks.
- Strong understanding of semantic layer concepts and how they are used within BI solutions.
- Strong SQL skills, experience tuning complex SQL, and capable of working with large datasets.
- Strong experience in identifying performance bottlenecks, providing solutions, and implementing functional performance recommendations.
- Preferred experience with Snowflake as a data warehouse.
- Experience with public cloud infrastructure and services such as Azure.
- Strong understanding of database and Data Warehouse concepts, SQL, dimensional models, etc.
- Exceptional verbal communication and technical writing skills.
- Demonstrated commitment to valuing diversity and contributing to an inclusive working and learning environment.
- Must possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a proven track record of executing calmly against tough deadlines.
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related experience.
- Certification in MicroStrategy or Power BI is a plus.
- MicroStrategy SDK development experience is a plus.
Benefits
- Base salary range of $129,100 - $220,600, dependent on experience, skills, qualifications, relevant education, certifications, seniority, and location.
